ぜん

See also: せん

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of ぜん – see the following entries.

【前】2 [counter] counter for irregularly shaped objects such as desks, armrests, and serving trays [counter] counter for kami and shrines [prefix] the last, the previous [prefix] pre- (of an era) [suffix] (archaic) ago [suffix] (archaic) before

【全】3 [noun] entire, complete, overall [prefix] all, pan-, omni-

【善】6 [noun] good, good deed

【膳】S [noun] small Japanese meal tray [noun] a prepared meal, (especially) food a drink arranged on such a tray [counter] pairs of chopsticks [counter] bowls of rice

【禅】S [noun] This term needs a translation to English. [noun] (Buddhism) the disciplines and doctrine of Zen Buddhism [noun] Short for 座禅 (zazen): a sitting position in a Zen meditation [proper noun] (Buddhism) Short for 禅宗 (Zenshū): Zen Buddhism [proper noun] a surname

【然】4 [suffix] indicates a state (no specific semantic content)

(This term, ぜん (zen), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.) For a list of all kanji read as ぜん, see Category:Japanese kanji read as ぜん.)

(The following entry is uncreated: 漸.)